Ripples
Every Monday since 1999, Paul has been sending out Ripples, an email containing two upbeat quotes submitted by readers (Pebble, Boulder) and something to think about for the week (Ponder). Enjoy recent issues below, and farther down you can use the keyword cloud or search bar to dive into our archive of over 1,300 issues. Have a quote that might make a good Pebble or Boulder? Submit it here!

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Ripples #882: The Journey of Un-Becoming.

Ripples #882: The Journey of Un-Becoming.
Apr 18, 2016
PEBBLE
Maybe the journey isn’t so much about becoming anything. Maybe it’s about un-becoming everything that isn’t really you, so you can be who you were meant to be in the first place.…
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April 18, 2016

Ripples #876: Becoming Quiet.

Ripples #876: Becoming Quiet.
Mar 7, 2016
PEBBLE
The quieter you become,
the more you are able to hear.
-Rumi, shared by Isaac in Tampa, FL

BOULDER

There is a pervasive form of modern violence to which the idealist most easily succumbs: activism and over-work.…
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March 7, 2016

Ripples #875: Leap!

Ripples #875: Leap!
Feb 29, 2016
PEBBLE
There is freedom waiting for you,
On the breezes of the sky,
And you ask “What if I fall?”…
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February 29, 2016

Ripples #853: A Lovely Ride.

Ripples #853: A Lovely Ride.
Sep 28, 2015
PEBBLE
Try not to try too hard, it’s just a lovely ride.
-James Taylor, shared by Pat in Cincinnati, OH

BOULDER

Some of the secret joys of living are not found by rushing from point A to point B, but by inventing some imaginary letters along the way.…
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September 28, 2015
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